stroke
noun
1. (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
- it took two strokes to get out of the bunker
Similar word(s): shot
Definition categories: act, maneuver, manoeuvre, play
2. the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
Similar word(s): throw
Definition categories: event, motion, movement
3. a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
Similar word(s): apoplexy
Definition categories: state, attack
4. a light touch
Definition categories: event, touch, touching
5. a light touch with the hands
Similar word(s): stroking
Definition categories: act, touch, touching
6. (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club
- Nicklaus won by three strokes
Definition categories: quantity, score
7. the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
Definition categories: person, oarsman, rower
8. anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
- the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck
Similar word(s): accident, fortuity
Definition categories: event, happening, occurrence, occurrent
9. a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
Similar word(s): diagonal, separatrix, slash, solidus, virgule
Definition categories: communication, punctuation
10. a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
- she applied the paint in careful strokes
Definition categories: communication, mark, print
11. any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
Definition categories: act, locomotion, travel
12. a single complete movement
Definition categories: act, motility, motion, move, movement
Sentences with stroke as a noun:
- She gave the cat a stroke.
- a stroke on the chin
- the stroke of a bird's wing in flying, or of an oar in rowing
- the stroke of a skater, swimmer, etc.
- a stroke of genius; a stroke of business; a master stroke of policy
- on the stroke of midnight
- butterfly stroke
- a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death
- A flash of lightning may be made up of several strokes. If they are separated by enough time for the eye to distinguish them, the lightning will appear to flicker.
verb
1. touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
- He stroked his long beard
Definition categories: contact, touch
2. strike a ball with a smooth blow
Definition categories: competition, hit, strike
3. row at a particular rate
Definition categories: competition, row
4. treat gingerly or carefully
- You have to stroke the boss
Definition categories: communication, blandish, flatter
Sentences with stroke as a verb:
- to stroke a boat